No visa needed

Do citizens of the Netherlands need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of the Netherlands don’t need a visa for Panama and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Netherlands: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Amsterdam — Panama City: ≈ 8,840 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Panama without a visa on a Netherlands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Netherlands don’t need a visa for Panama for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Panama visa rules at a glance

With a Netherlands passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Netherlands passport ranks 6th of 199.
Netherlands passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of the Netherlands and Panama can travel together visa-free to 86 countries, for example: Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Ireland, Norway, Austria, Monaco, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Amsterdam — Panama City: about 8,840 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — Panama City 05:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 149th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.